RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Reconstruction amendments were the set of 3 amendments to the American Constitution introduced during the reconstruction era. They were passed in a span of 5 years, the 13th Amendment in 1865, 14th Amendment in 1868 and the 15th Amendment in 1870.
Detailed explanation-2: -Together, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments are referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments.
Detailed explanation-3: -These amendments were intended to guarantee the freedom of the former slaves and grant certain civil rights to them and protect the former slaves and all citizens of the United States from discrimination.
Detailed explanation-4: -Between 1865 and 1870, three amendments to the Constitution were ratified, which would become known as the Reconstruction Amendments. Numerically, they are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
Detailed explanation-5: -Amendments 13-15 are called the Reconstruction Amendments both because they were the first enacted right after the Civil War and because all addressed questions related to the legal and political status of the African Americans. Passed by Congress January 31, 1865.